2019 Kehoe Cup and Shield
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2019 |
| Sponsor | Bord na Móna |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Westmeath (8th win) |
| Manager | Joe Quaid |
| Captain | Tommy Doyle |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Antrim |
| Manager | Neal Peden |
| Captain | Conor McCann |
The 2019 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition based mainly in the province of Leinster in which Antrim from Ulster also took part.
The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup (tier 1). Five county teams competed – Antrim, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Wicklow.[1] It took place in December 2018 and January 2019.[2][3] Westmeath were the winners.[4]
The Kehoe Shield was revived in 2019. Three teams competed – Louth, Longford and DCU St. Patrick's Campus.[5] Louth were the winners.[6]
Kehoe Cup
Kehoe Cup Format
The competition begins with a double-elimination format. The semi-finals and final are knockout. Drawn games go to extra time. If the score is still level after extra time a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winners.
The structure of the competition is explained in each of the rounds below.
Kehoe Cup First Round
One team is given a bye to the playoff round. The remaining four teams meet in two matches – the two winners progress to the semi-finals and the two losers enter the playoff round.
| 9 December 2018 Game 1 | Westmeath 
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2-22 (28) – (10) 1-07 |  Wicklow
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Mullingar | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Cusack Park | ||||
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| 9 December 2018 Game 2 | Kildare 
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1-15 (18) – (18) 1-15 (a.e.t.) (0–2 fk) |
 Meath
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Newbridge | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | ||||
| Gls: S Kelly 1 Pts: B Byrne 7 (5f, 2 '65'), R Casey 2, K Whelan 1, C Dowling 1, B Deay 1, C Bonus 1, D Cahill 1, P Divilly 1 |
Report | Gls: C Smith 1 Pts: P O'Hanrahan 6 (4f), S Quigley 4, M Mullen 1, F Ferguson 1, S Geraghty 1, A Douglas 1, M O'Grady 1 |
Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) | ||
| Free-taking competition | |||||
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 Shane Quigley Alan Douglas Damian Healy
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- A penalty shoot-out was used instead of a free-taking contest. Only goals counted.
Kehoe Cup Playoff Round
In the first playoff match the team given a bye in the first round plays one of the two teams that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals.
In the second playoff match the team that lost the first playoff match play the remaining team that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals and the losers are eliminated.
| 16 December 2018 Game 3 | Antrim 
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0-21 (21) – (13) 0-13 | Wicklow
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Abbotstown | |
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| Venue: National Games Development Centre | |||||
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| 6 January 2019 Game 4 | Kildare
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3-20 (29) – (10) 0-10 | Wicklow
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Newbridge | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | ||||
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Kehoe Cup Semi-Finals
The two winning teams from the first round play each other and the two winning teams from the playoff round play each other.
| 13 January 2019 Semi-Final | Westmeath
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1-25 (28) – (16) 1-13 | Meath
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Kinnegad | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA Ground | ||||
| Gls: Niall Mitchell 1 | Report | Gls: Barry Slevin 1 |
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| 13 January 2019 Semi-Final | Antrim
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4-20 (32) – (22) 1-19 | Kildare
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Abbotstown | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | (HT: 3-10 – 0-08) | Venue: National Games Development Centre | |||
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Kehoe Cup Final
| 20 January 2019 Final | Westmeath
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2-20 (26) – (26) 1-23 (3–0 fk) | Antrim
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Abbotstown | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: National Games Development Centre | ||||
| Report | |||||
| Free-taking competition | |||||
| James McNaughton Nickey McKeague Keelan Molloy
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- A penalty shoot-out was used instead of a free-taking contest. Only goals counted.
Kehoe Shield
Kehoe Shield Format
Each team plays the other teams once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams compete in the final.
Kehoe Shield Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 
Louth2 2 0 0 2-38 (44) 0-31 (31) +13 4 2 
DCU St. Patrick's Campus2 1 0 1 2-31 (37) 3-33 (42) –5 2 3 Longford2 0 0 2 1-27 (30) 2-32 (38) –8 0
Kehoe Shield Final
Louth  | 1-18 – 0-14 | DCU St. Patrick's Campus |
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| Report |
References
- ^ "Meath Chronicle - Meath to open defence of O'Byrne Cup against Laois".
- ^ "Leinster defend early start to pre-season competitions - Independent.ie".
- ^ "Westmeath Examiner - Joe's 'very happy with the way things are going' in Westmeath".
- ^ "Kehoe Cup final: Westmeath storm back to win on penalties - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup & Shield S.H. 2019 - Leinster GAA".
- ^ "Geoghegan stars as Louth hurlers claim Kehoe Shield with a seven-point victory over DCU/St. Patrick's". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.